This is a list of electoral divisions in Greater London that existed from 1 April 1965 for elections to the

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until 1 April 1986 when that authority was disbanded. When Greater London was created, Parliamentary constituencies straddled the boundary so it was not possible to use these areas for election of councillors. Until new constituencies were drawn by the Boundary Commission nationally, the London boroughs were used as 32 multiple-member electoral divisions, with the City of London and London Borough of Westminster treated as though they were one London borough. The divisions altogether returned 100 Greater London councillors and from 1973, returned 92. A successor body with modified powers was created in 2000, the Mayor of London and

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and its divisions are

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, with a form of proportional representation used.

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It was planned to use Westminster Parliament constituencies as electoral areas for Greater London, as had been the practice for elections to the predecessor

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, but those that existed in 1965 crossed the Greater London boundary. Until new constituencies could be settled, the London boroughs were used as electoral areas. Westminster was joined with the City of London for this purpose. 32 electoral areas were used for the elections in

1964 Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarch ...

1967 Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 5 ** Spain and Romania sign an agreement in Paris, establishing full consular and ...

and

1970 Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli intensity of X (''Extrem ...

. They were 'winner takes all' multiple member electoral areas using first-past-the-post voting. 100 councillors were elected in total. The

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reported in 1969, but was not implemented in time for the 1970 election. The number of councillors elected for each electoral division is shown. * Barking, 2 * Barnet, 4 * Bexley, 3 * Brent, 3 * Bromley, 4 * Camden, 3 * Croydon, 4 * Ealing, 4 * Enfield, 3 * Greenwich, 3 * Hackney, 3 * Hammersmith, 3 * Haringey, 3 * Harrow, 3 * Havering, 3 * Hillingdon, 3 * Hounslow, 3 * Islington, 3 * Kensington and Chelsea, 3 * Kingston upon Thames, 2 * Lambeth, 4 * Lewisham, 4 * Merton, 2 * Newham, 3 * Redbridge, 3 * Richmond upon Thames, 2 * Southwark, 4 * Sutton, 2 * Tower Hamlets, 2 * Waltham Forest, 3 * Wandsworth, 4 * Westminster and the City of London, 4

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92 electoral divisions were used for the elections in

1973 Events January * January 1 - The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union. * January 15 – Vietnam War: Citing progress in peace negotiations, U.S. ...

1977 Events January * January 8 – Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group. * January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (now the Democratic R ...

and

1981 Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 10 – Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major offensiv ...

. They were defined as electoral areas by statutory instrument on 20 June 1972 and were renamed electoral divisions by the Local Government Act 1972 later that year. Each electoral division returned one councillor using first-past-the-post voting. These areas were identical to the Westminster constituencies from 1974 to 1983 that had been defined in 1970.The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 1970 92 councillors were elected in total. The electoral divisions were abolished with the Greater London Council in 1986. *Acton *Barking *Battersea North *Battersea South *Beckenham *Bermondsey *Bethnal Green and Bow *Bexleyheath *Brent East *Brent North *Brent South *Brentford and Isleworth *Carshalton *Chelsea *Chingford *Chipping Barnet *Chislehurst *City of London and Westminster South *Croydon Central *Croydon North East *Croydon North West *Croydon South *Dagenham *Deptford *Dulwich *Ealing North *Edmonton *Enfield North *Erith and Crayford *Feltham and Heston *Finchley *Fulham *Greenwich *Hackney Central *Hackney North and Stoke Newington *Hackney South and Shoreditch *Hammersmith North *Hampstead *Harrow Central *Harrow East *Harrow West *Hayes and Harlington *Hendon North *Hendon South *Holborn and St Pancras South *Hornchurch *Hornsey *Ilford North *Ilford South *Islington Central *Islington North *Islington South and Finsbury *Kensington *Kingston upon Thames *Lambeth Central *Lewisham East *Lewisham West *Leyton *Mitcham and Morden *Newham North East *Newham North West *Newham South *Norwood *Orpington *Paddington *Peckham *Putney *Ravensbourne *Richmond upon Thames *Romford *Ruislip Northwood *St Marylebone *St Pancras North *Sidcup *Southall *Southgate *Stepney and Poplar *Streatham *Surbiton *Sutton and Cheam *Tooting *Tottenham *Twickenham *Upminster *Uxbridge *Vauxhall *Walthamstow *Wanstead and Woodford *Wimbledon *Wood Green *Woolwich East *Woolwich West

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